Entry #444: Homosexual activity in Laos

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RegionLaos
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusLegal
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionHomosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence).
Sourceshttps://laoofficialgazette.gov.la/kcfinder/upload/files/1Oct2020_Lao%20Penal%20Code_English%20version.pdf
Federal LawYes

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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Removing start date as it was never illegal.

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Start DateJan 9, 1990(unknown)
Federal LawNoYes

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Value(REMOVED)Legal
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Description[EDIT REMOVED]Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence).
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[EDIT REMOVED] Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence).

edited by KYSSSSS. Equaldex racist danlev is racist

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DescriptionHomosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence).[EDIT REMOVED]
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Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence). [EDIT REMOVED]

edited by danlev. Disregard previous edit. Also fixing source

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DescriptionLaos decriminalized same-sex sexual activity in 1990 when it abolished its former Penal Code (37 years after the country gained independence), which had categorized "unnatural" sexual acts as criminal offenses. Since then, Laos has not reinstated any laws criminalizing consensual adult same-sex relationships.Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence).
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Laos decriminalized same-sex sexual activity in 1990 when it abolished its former Penal Code (37 years after the country gained independence), which had categorized "unnatural" sexual acts as criminal offenses. Since then, Laos has not reinstated any laws criminalizing consensual adult same-sex relationships. Homosexual activity has never been illegal in Laos. The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence).
Sourceshttps://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vientianetimes.org.la%2FLaws%2520in%2520English%2F2.%2520Law%2520on%2520Penal%2520(2005)%2520Eng.pdf&ei=5qpMUrn5O6bwiwKstIDQCA&usg=AFQjCNGj1epOn-NTJzYAWp57ed2giuwMyA&sig2=cXGzJ3QmxeLVakvO3J-9vA&bvm=bv.53537100,d.cGEhttps://laoofficialgazette.gov.la/kcfinder/upload/files/1Oct2020_Lao%20Penal%20Code_English%20version.pdf
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DescriptionThe penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence)Laos decriminalized same-sex sexual activity in 1990 when it abolished its former Penal Code (37 years after the country gained independence), which had categorized "unnatural" sexual acts as criminal offenses. Since then, Laos has not reinstated any laws criminalizing consensual adult same-sex relationships.
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The penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence) Laos decriminalized same-sex sexual activity in 1990 when it abolished its former Penal Code (37 years after the country gained independence), which had categorized "unnatural" sexual acts as criminal offenses. Since then, Laos has not reinstated any laws criminalizing consensual adult same-sex relationships.

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StatusLegal
Start DateJan 9, 1990
End Date(none)
DescriptionThe penal code for the current political system was not drafted until the 1990 (37 years after the country gained independence)
Sourceshttps://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vientianetimes.org.la%2FLaws%2520in%2520English%2F2.%2520Law%2520on%2520Penal%2520(2005)%2520Eng.pdf&ei=5qpMUrn5O6bwiwKstIDQCA&usg=AFQjCNGj1epOn-NTJzYAWp57ed2giuwMyA&sig2=cXGzJ3QmxeLVakvO3J-9vA&bvm=bv.53537100,d.cGE